UA pitcher suspended after kidnapping arrest

Arkansas Razorbacks right-handed pitcher Thomas Altimont was suspended from the team Friday after being arrested on charges of kidnapping and domestic battery.

A police report said Altimont drove a woman to his apartment complex. When she didn't want to leave the car, Altimont pulled her outside, threw her over his shoulder and carried her upstairs to his apartment. She was screaming and trying to get away.

The report said the woman escaped when Altimont stopped to unlock his door, but Altimont captured her again as she got to the landing. He threw her into his apartment. She ran to the back balcony door, but Altimont grabbed her and forced her into his bedroom.

Then, Altimont's friend and roommate confronted him, according the the report. Altimont punched a hole in a door, and then locked himself and the woman in his bedroom. He threw the woman onto the bed and held her down. As she struggled to get away, Altimont bit down on her hair and pulled it from her scalp.

Altimont was leaning over the woman on the bed when police arrived, according the the report.

Altimont is a junior who transferred from McLennan Community College, according the Arkansas Razorbacks website.

Baseball head coach Dave Van Horn released this statement to 40/29 News:

“Thomas Altimont has been suspended indefinitely from our team, effectively immediately. We will take the time to review the matter thoroughly and make any further determinations next week. We have high standards for our student-athletes and they will conduct themselves appropriately. We stress accountability in the University of Arkansas baseball program and endangering the safety of others and other inappropriate behavior will not be tolerated.”

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